---
title: "vastcatalogindexedcolumn list"
slug: "vastcatalogindexedcolumn-list"
tags: ["5.5"]
updated: 2026-10-27T23:00:54Z
published: 2026-10-27T23:00:54Z
canonical: "docs.vastdata.com/vastcatalogindexedcolumn-list"
---

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# vastcatalogindexedcolumn list

This command lists columns that were added to VAST Catalog for user defined S3 tags and S3 metadata attributes.

## **Usage**

```plaintext
vastcatalogindexedcolumn list [--column-type tag|metadata|nfs4_xattr]
```

## **Options**

| `--column-type tag\|metadata\|nfsv_xattr` | Displays user-defined columns according to the specified type: - `tag` for S3 tags - `metadata` for S3 metadata - `nfs4_xattr` for NFSv4.2 extended attributes |
| --- | --- |

## **Example**

```plaintext
vcli: admin> vastcatalogindexedcolumn list
+-------------+-------------+
| Name        | Column-type |
+-------------+-------------+
| department  | tag         |
| company     | tag         | 
+-------------+-------------+
```